Baichung Bhutia

Baichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976) is an former Indian professional footballer. [1] He played for the India national football team.[2]

Baichung Bhutia
Personal information
Full name Baichung Bhutia
Date of birth (1976-12-15) 15 December 1976
Place of birth Tinkitam, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Kingfisher East Bengal
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993-1995
1995-1997
1997-1999
1999-2002
2002
2003
2003-2005
2005
2005-2006
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-
East Bengal
JCT Mills
East Bengal
Bury
Mohun Bagan
Perak
East Bengal
Selangor
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal
Sikkim
National team
1995-2009 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Bhutia retired from international competition in 2011.[3]

Club career statistics

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
IndiaLeague
1993/94East Bengal[1]
1994/95
1995/96JCT Mills[1]
1996/97I-League2014
1997/98East Bengal[1]168
1998/99157
EnglandLeague
1999/00Bury[1]Second Division142
2000/01201
2001/0230
IndiaLeague
2002/03Mohun Bagan[1]I-League116
MalaysiaLeague
2003Perak[1]Premier 184
IndiaLeague
2003/04East Bengal[1]I-League2012
2004/05189
MalaysiaLeague
2005Selangor[1]Super League51
IndiaLeague
2005/06East Bengal[1]I-League1612
2006/07Mohun Bagan[1]124
2007/08169
2008/09
2009/10East Bengal[1]
2010/11
2011/12United Sikkim[1]I-League 2nd Div.
2012/13
CountryIndia 14481
England 373
Malaysia 135
Total 19489

International career statistics

India national team
YearAppsGoals
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
200152
200220
200332
200440
200532
200671
200773
2008115
200953
Total

Honours

  • Arjuna Award,1998[4]
  • He played extremely well but now is retired.
  • Banga Bhushan award in 2014

References

  1. NationalFootballTeams.com, "Bhutia, Baichung"; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  2. FIFA.com, "Baichung BHUTIA" Archived 2015-04-30 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  3. Soccerway.com, "Bhutia gets fitting farewell," 15 October 2011; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  4. India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (YAS), "Arjun Award Winners for 'Football'"; retrieved 2012-7-20.


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